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    I saw this Curew at Fort Desoto many times over last spring. He doesn't seem to mind you getting pretty close.
    D-800 500 f4
    Iso 200 @ 1/400 F4.5
    ~20% crop
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    Hi Robert. This is a bird I've seen only once and I really like your image. Sharp with a nice BG. I'd be tempted to crop a little bit off the bottom to get rid of some of the blurred foreground. Is that a speck of debris on his bill? I might be tempted to clone that off.

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    Nice look back you got and great detail as well. I inly wish wish the other foot was visible

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    A nice look back pose, I might crop just a bit tighter, exposure and focus looks good.
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    Beautiful capture,like the raised foot,nice light,good exposure,sharp with good detail

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    Awesome species that I've only seen from too far away for decent photographs. Nice colours on this fella. OK low angle. Maybe a degree or two of CW rotation needed and I too would crop a bit at bottom, about 1/3 off (and maybe add that back above, if you have it).

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ian Cassell View Post
    Hi Robert. This is a bird I've seen only once and I really like your image. Sharp with a nice BG. I'd be tempted to crop a little bit off the bottom to get rid of some of the blurred foreground. Is that a speck of debris on his bill? I might be tempted to clone that off.

    Thanks for commenting Ian, At the very tip of this birds bill, there is a shovel shaped protrusion. Truthfully, I don't know this species well enough to say if it is an anomaly, or its common to the Curlew. But its not debris in this particular case.
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    Very nice! I saw this guy when at Fort Desoto and he was lovely. Your IQ is good and I wonder why you were at ISO 200?
    You have captured him well and I agree that a bit off the bottom would be great,
    gail

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    Nice bird, patterns and colours. Why ISO 200? well, something we move the dials by mistake I guess :) keep it up!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Robert Kimbrell View Post
    Thanks for commenting Ian, At the very tip of this birds bill, there is a shovel shaped protrusion. Truthfully, I don't know this species well enough to say if it is an anomaly, or its common to the Curlew. But its not debris in this particular case.

    Hi Robert

    The upper mandible is longer in all curlews. The drop shaped protrusion is a feature that is most obvious in Long-billed, but still evident on other large curlews e.g. Far Eastern & Eurasian. The 'dew drop' is missing on Whimbrel/Hudsonian Curlew, but present to a lesser degree on other mid sized & small curlews.

    Nice capture of bird I've seen, i.e. this particular individual, but not photographed. BTW, although there is overlap, female curlews have the longest bills perhaps suggesting the De Soto bird is actually a she!

    Cheers: Wayne

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    Nice looking bird, i like the picture for the exposure and the sharpness
    very nice BG to it
    i would be in favour to crop a bit from the bottom

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    Beautiful portrait, great details and sharpness.

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